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Kentucky State Police Post 5 troopers are investigating after a dead body was found near Mound Hill Road March 12.

Troopers were contacted at 7:14 p.m. March 12, about a possible body located in the woods along Mound Hill Road. An autopsy is pending, and police also are waiting on DNA and dental records to return to identify the body and a possible cause of death, Public Information Officer Trooper Mitchel Hazelett said. It is unknown how long the body was in the woods, as it was very badly decomposed, he said.

It is out with the old and in with the new for two established businesses in Carrollton.

Travelers along Highland Avenue Monday morning saw a track hoe begin the demolition of Miller’s Auto Sales in preparation for the new Family Dollar store that will be going up.

Family Dollar will construct a 9,500 square foot facility that will enable the store to increase its grocery offerings due to increased refrigeration capacity. The new facility will replace the current store in the Parklanes Shopping Center.

Educating children and the public are keys to combating the disease of addiction.

Carroll County residents and Northern Kentucky professionals shared their stories at the heroin town hall meeting Thursday, March 12, at the General Butler State Resort Park Convention Center. More than 100 people attended the event, sponsored by Champions for a Drug Free Carroll County.

Carrollton Police officers will have a greater presence in the community next fiscal year, as each officer will have a take home car.

Carrollton City Council allocated $180,000 in the 2015-16 budget at its department budget meeting March 11, to purchase five 2015 Ford Police Interceptor Sedans. The cost of the vehicles totals $155,469.05, plus $23,830 for equipment and installation, totaling $179,299.05.

Art and pet lovers attended the March 12, River Run Gallery and Fun Art Studio’s benefit. Twenty-seven pieces of student art were included in the show, which was held to raise money for Carroll County Animal Support.

Carroll County Schools may soon have a full-time police officer walking its halls.

The school district recently applied for funding for a school resource officer as a part of the Drug-Free Communities Support Program grant distributed through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. This is the same five-year grant that provides the majority of the funding for the Champions for a Drug Free Carroll County program. The grant amount is $125,000 over five years, totaling $625,000.